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There's clearly no trouble in paradise between Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson despite all the negative attention they've recently received ... as the legendary football coach had nothing but positive things to say about her during a sit-down with Michael Strahan this week.

The Univ. of North Carolina sideline manager joined the Hall of Fame pass rusher for roughly 10 minutes on Friday's episode of "Good Morning America" ... and while most of the discussion was about his new book, Strahan did at one point bring up Hudson.

Strahan asked for Bill's thoughts on how the 24-year-old has brought so much publicity to his normally private life -- and Belichick responded by heaping a ton of praise on her.

Travis Kelce missed out on the chance to snag an autographed Taylor Swift guitar on Thursday ... but he's "Mr. Perfectly Fine" about it -- 'cause he already owns one!!

The Kansas City Chiefs tight end hit Las Vegas to support his bestie/quarterback Patrick Mahomes' charity event auction ... and at one point in the evening, an instrument signed by his pop superstar girlfriend was up for grabs.

35-year-old Kelce -- who went stag to the festivities -- initially stood up to express his interest in bidding on the item ... but it quickly hit him that there was no need.

Mark Cuban is swimming away from the tank ... 'cause after 14 years, his final "Shark Tank" episode airs Friday night.

The businessman and television personality bid farewell to the hit ABC series on X Thursday, noting he will "miss it" but that it's "time to move on."

MC first appeared on the entrepreneurial reality show in 2011 as a guest panelist before officially joining in 2012 ... and he has been a staple ever since.

Former Knicks star Chris Childs isn't ready to name Kylie Jenner New York's good-luck charm just yet ... but good news for Timothee Chalamet's girlfriend -- there's a game later Friday that could just sway his mind!!

Jenner, of course, has been spotted alongside her man at Madison Square Garden throughout New York's postseason run this year ... and because the Knicks seemingly win every time she locks in, some have taken to social media to wonder if her KarJenner magic is helping the orange and blue.

Childs, though, wasn't quite on board with that theory just yet ... explaining he's still giving credit to the players on the floor -- for now.

Nikki Bella has to pay her ex-husband a whole lotta cash ... including thousands of dollars a month in child support as part of their final divorce settlement.

The former WWE wrestler and her pro dancer ex reached an agreement for Nikki to pay Artem $3,500 each month for the care of their son Matteo. She's also forking over a six-figure lump sum to him -- $100K now, and another $100K before the end of this year.

According to the docs, obtained by TMZ, Nikki's also responsible for covering the cost of Matteo's speech therapist -- but they'll go halfsies on all of his extracurricular activities.

Chaos broke out at Barcelona's La Liga title-clinching match against Espanyol in Spain on Thursday ... as a car drove into a large crowd of fans outside the stadium.

The terrifying moment was captured on video ... when a white sedan, surrounded by hundreds of Espanyol supporters, careened into the fans at RCED Stadium.

According to local authorities, multiple people -- more than a dozen -- were injured as a result of the incident. As of now, no deaths have been reported.

Internet personality Yris Palmer and her basketball playin' boyfriend Troy Daniels took their love to the tropics, and the vacay pics are too dang cute!

Both Palmer -- who is besties with Kylie Jenner -- and Daniels -- who played for the LA Lakers -- shared a slew of lovey-dovey pics to their respective social pages ... showcasing their public display of affection!

Face down, booties up, the duo posted up the beach docks and cheesed for a sweet photo on the crystal clear water.

Yris is a mama of two kiddos and is seen high-fiving with her daughter Ayla Palmer.

Former MLB shortstop Rafael Furcal -- a three-time All-Star -- was arrested in Florida on Wednesday, TMZ Sports has confirmed.

According to court records, Furcal turned himself in to law enforcement at around 2:15 PM after the Sunrise Police Department had issued a warrant for his arrest just two days prior.

Court docs show Furcal was wanted by cops on two separate charges -- one felony count of aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, and another felony count of throwing a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle.

Legendary wrestling commentator Jim Ross just revealed he's dealing with yet another health battle -- alerting his fans of his recent colon cancer diagnosis.

The 73-year-old AEW announcer shared the news on X on Thursday ... stating surgery will be scheduled in the next few weeks as he fights the disease.

"I appreciate your concern and support," Ross said.

Hulk Hogan just underwent neck surgery ... but TMZ Sports has learned he's already up and runnin' wild!!!

A rep for the wrestling legend tells us ... Hulk required a "little fusion procedure" on Wednesday in an effort to make him "feel a little better."

The 71-year-old, though, required little recovery time, and was back to work on Thursday.

The Pittsburgh Pirates are paying tribute to a local icon ... the MLB team just dropped a sneak peek of their upcoming bobblehead night -- featuring the late Mac Miller.

The team showed off the soon-to-be collector's item Thursday morning ... which features Miller, rocking a Pirates jersey with the city's "412" area code, and wearing a yellow and black yin-yang cap.

Alongside the snaps of the giveaway item, the Pirates also dropped a video featuring Steel City locals speaking about Mac's impact. Pittsburgh outfielder Andrew McCutchen was also part of the video.

Here's a new excuse -- Larsa Pippen is blaming Covid for her rendezvous with Malik Beasley ... admitting in a new interview that hooking up with the NBA player was a mistake.

Pippen and Beasley became a thing back in 2020 while he was still married to Montana Yao, who later said she was "blindsided" by the affair.

Pippen, 50, and Malik, 28, split a short time later ... and he reconciled with Yao after publicly apologizing to her and their son.

Jaylen Brown grabbed more than just rebounds last night ... he got a handful of Josh Hart's junk, and the Knicks star's wife wasn't a fan of grab, calling it "weird."

The bizarre incident happened during game five of the Eastern Conference Semifinals in Boston. Hart set a screen on the Celtics star, and whether intentionally or not, Brown's hand found its way to Hart's privates, which he then appeared to grab.

Josh wasn't a fan of the cup-check ... shoving Brown away from him, which led to a technical foul being issued to both players.

The Jacksonville Jaguars came up with a short and sweet way to reveal their 2025 schedule to fans ... by utilizing Sabrina Carpenter's famous "Juno" sex positions to get it done.

The team dropped easily the hottest video as all 32 squads used their creativity to announce their order of opponents ... sharing the singer's viral tour poses and comparing them to the logos throughout the league.

For those who haven't caught any of her shows, Carpenter -- who has made it clear she loves banging -- ends her "Juno" song with a slew of sex positions ... which has become quite a phenomenon with her fanbase.

9:30 AM PT -- Tyreek Hill has now weighed in on the video ... and he made it clear he didn't have a problem with it.

"Should've left it up @Colts," he wrote on his X page, "this was funny."

6:52 AM PT -- The Colts just released a statement on the deleted video, explaining they took it down "because it exceeded our rights with Microsoft and included an insensitive clip involving Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill."

"We sincerely apologize to Microsoft and Tyreek," the team added.

The Indianapolis Colts appeared to poke fun at Tyreek Hill's infamous 2024 run-in with cops in their schedule release video Wednesday ... and fans were so outraged by the imagery, the NFL org. ended up pulling the clip down just minutes after it posted it.

The vid -- which was Minecraft-themed -- was supposed to be a whimsical way for the Colts to show their fans who their favorite team would be playing in 2025-26.

Longtime Reds announcer Marty Brennaman is thrilled Pete Rose is now eligible for the Hall of Fame -- but he admits he's still got a bone to pick with Major League Baseball ... telling TMZ Sports the decision should have been made YEARS ago.

Brennaman -- who called most of Rose's memorable moments in a Cincinnati uniform -- didn't make many bones about it during a sit-down with us the day after Rob Manfred lifted Rose's lifetime ban ... explaining, "I just felt he had served his jail time, if you will, far longer than he really should have had to do it."

"And," Brennaman added, "the fact they rushed to make him eligible within in a matter of months to me was the wrong way to go about doing business."